SPLITTING THE ROLE: “I didn’t know what to expect,” McNally said at the after-show gala — high above Broadway at the Marriott. “I’m very glad I came in for it.”

Jessica Lange, Edie Falco, Leslie Uggams, Kathy Bates, Dixie Carter and Maria Tucci took turns in the role of “La Divina,” with the stunt casting enhancing the power of the 1996 Tony Award-winning play.